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Newspaper
American Union
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1838
Page
2
A persuasive appeal warns against trusting paper money and banking claims urging citizens to see through misrepresentations. It argues banks lack specie to redeem notes and calls for liberty, virtue, and civic action urging all to vote and support independent ballot decisions.
An 1860s style editorial rebuts a rival tract charging Gen. Stokely with opposing bank investigations. It cites Senate votes on bank charters, individual liability for stockholders, and private company incorporation while praising scrutiny and exposing alleged political corruption. The piece mixes quotes, journal page references, and citizen commentary on Stokely’s positions.
Citizens are urged to check their voting tickets before Tuesday and ensure Democratic nominees are correctly printed. A number show misprints such as Auditor John Scarlett instead of Assessor John Scarfott, risking incorrect selections at the polls.
A rousing party call urges Missourians to vote against perceived injected wealth influence in Jefferson county. The message echoes Benton and Jefferson County patriotism, urging all freemen to participate and defend the people over corporate power.
A local notice denounces federal handbills and publications as falsehoods aimed at sowing disunion in the democratic ranks. It urges farmers and mechanics to stand firm and perform their duties despite the efforts of what it calls unprincipled men and their misleading materials.
A local notice memorializes Samuel Stokely a federal bank candidate for congress and current Ohio Senate member, accusing him of long standing drive for office and threatening party division unless satisfied. It questions Whig voters in the district who back rotation in office and might support the hungry office seeker.
The speaker accuses Gen. Stokely of traveling the district spreading lies about Henry Swearingen. He claims Stokely tells farmers Swearingen favors breaking down banks, which is alleged as false. The critic questions Swearingen’s fitness if he uses such methods.
In a snappy political squib the Herald lampoons the phrase one vote as crucial to a candidate. It notes the federal ho co pace and an old swearing man overvaluing a single vote while suggesting the majority can spare a few for the pursuit of an unlikely victory.
In Belmont county the federalists invited Solitude Ewing to discuss with Senator William Allen at St. Clairsville. The debate featured Ewing’s pedigree tale and Allen’s statesmanlike rebuttal. Attendees said Allen won, fully exposing the canals a solitude man. Ewing’s speech was called a rot failure by locals.
A garbled OCR passage references keeping motion, work in Missouri and Meine forming a lineage of old Jefferson. It names Dem eersie sons and a day of wisdom arriving, with scattered phrases about a Mereete Menne tanker and a Keene dew. The text is largely incomprehensible and fragmentary.
The report claims Democracy triumphs in Pennsylvania with Ritner defeated in his own county, Porter’s majority expected to be immense, and Ritner to reside in Washington county as the Key-Stone state nears redemption. The message notes returns from nearly all counties and urges celebration.
A call to action urges voters to reject bank tyranny and support a Republican ticket on Tuesday. The piece frames the election as a battle against monopolies and bank dictation, urging every democrat to vote for reform and liberty from corporate influence. It emphasizes the people as the source of power and the need to redeem democracy from banking interests.
A congressional report cites disbursements by the United States Bank to numerous members of Congress from 1830 to 1834 totaling over 1.5 million dollars. The piece attacks federalists for supporting a sub treas ury while exposing alleged bank influence and calls for a stricter separation of bank and state, warning of speculative conduct tied to public funds.
A public notice declares that claims by federalists alleging Mesart Janes Johnnron Avan J. Lasse and Dr We Leet influence the vote against Henry Swearingen are utterly false. The notice asserts all named gentlemen are loyal to their own influence and rejects the enemy’s attempts to disrupt the election.
A Democratic beacon frames James Turnbull as a troublemaker and turncoat in a Bloomfield rally of 19th district electors. The author criticizes Turnbull for opposing the Sub-Treasury plan, claims he aims to sow discord, and argues the treasury issue defines self government versus monarchy.
In a pointed appeal Benton decries unsafe local banks and the Sub-Treasury, urging voters to choose a government over bank dominion. He accuses Mr Turnbull of concealing motives while backing a pro Bank Congressional candidate, urging the district to awaken and redeem the country.
A harsh political letter criticizes Col Blanket as a failed Whig envoy, accusing him of duplicity and cant. The writer mocks his Sabbath breaches, travel plans, and supposed props in Ross township, predicting Whig downfall on the second Tuesday of the month. The piece targets Bacon Ridge readers with pointed barbs about local figures and political tactics.
Briggs' Bulletin reports Mr and Mrs Brackett, once feared lost from Lynn, surfaced at home last week after an upscale Philadelphia honeymoon. Other items note Mormon tensions with Joseph Smith Jr surrendering, Lyman Wright resisting, and Reichert commentary on Michigan politics and deserter arrivals in Plattsburg with calls for intergovernmental amnesty.
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